The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

Breakthroughs, in art, in culture, in personality, come when tackling the unexpected.

The only way I can access all my strength is to relax. ... The paradox is that you must learn to be relaxed while using all your power.

Like the color black, business mixed with anything turns to business.

nerve, not talent, is the one necessary and sufficient trait for success. (Wouldn't it be ideal if it were talent? But talent with no nerve is like the sound of one hand clapping.

The first thing you notice about women in Hollywood, besides their low percentage of body fat, is how few are married. And the number of great-looking, successful single women without a social life is staggering. ... The most glaring misconception about Hollywood is that it is the romance capital of the world.

Love and friendship, two of life's abiding rewards, are endangered species in Hollywood. People crave both, mistaking alliance for friendship, lust for love, and ambition for both.